Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46189
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133005
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46189
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to double free in pvrdma_alloc_ucontext() error path when handling ucontext allocation failures. A local user can trigger the error path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46189
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c63333ff97bd1275294fd12840a0efe9d7a4c59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d25e3ec17900bf5a9d6876ff16ceee31c4c0e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/935ee27d0904aa944cbcc979094c20e5ef62eead
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e38e86995df27f1f854063dab1f0c6a513db3faf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecc36a82ecfcfdf3c6606d209f22ec5543c410e0